Just as we were trying to decide if Bryn had time to operate the lock before going for the train, we met a pedestrian bridge it had four gates to operate and we realised this was the one that the couple the night before had referred to as “the b*****d bridge, excuse my french”. If any of the four gates was not correctly clicked back in by the previous person operating it, then it didn’t work. We found some gates would not release to allow them to be closed. I tried to start the proceedings again. Still some gates would not release. We knew that if you struggled they were quite good at coming to fix it if you phoned, but Bryn had a train to catch. How long should we try before giving up? A crowd was gathering. Another boater going the other way arrived too. A local gave advice. At last the light on the panel came on indicating the bridge could now be opened. Bryn remarked that there were plenty of tried and tested designs so why did they choose this one? Shane went through and we waved the other boater through.